February 10, 2025
Dola Sen’s supplementary question in on why the handloom sector has been excluded from the PM Vishwakarma Scheme and why the scheme does not provide benefits to artisans above 60
Sir, through you, I want to inform the House that the State of West Bengal has the highest number of MSMEs owned by women and it has been appreciated by the concerned Ministry of the Union Government. West Bengal has secured the first prize for the best performance of MSMEs by the concerned Ministry of the Union Government many times in the last few years. I want to know whether the concerned Ministry of the Union Government is partial or blind to appreciate West Bengal ‘as such a low performer like West Bengal’? I want to know this, Sir, through you, from the concerned Minister. Why has the eco-friendly, environment-friendly traditional handloom sector been excluded by the concerned Ministry of the Union Government from PM Vishwakarma Yojana? Our State Government has already given at least Rs.200 crore towards the artisans of the handloom sector. Why does this scheme exclude the artisans of age more than 60? It is better they follow our Utkarsh Bangla, our Karmasathi, etc., which are getting the first prize for years in national and international arena. Thank you, Sir.
